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I have used 20, 30, 50 amps and have also boondocked. My motorhome is wired for 50 amps, but unless it is too hot to do without AC, I can live with any of them. I am not sure what this survey is looking for.

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At home just use a 15 amp plug to keep battery charged and frig cold.

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Forgot to mention that I have a 7.5 KW Onan generator for longer dry camping recharges and a 3000W remoted inverter for the microwave and coffee maker use sans generator.

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We use what's available when RV'ing. Sometimes 50A, sometimes 30A but, most of the time, we like to be where there's no power and we can rely on our solar and the sunshine, as much as possible.

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I use all of the categories. 50amp for the last 12 years of fulltime in our 5th wheel which is now permanently parked on the Gulf Coast; 30amp in our new triple slide truck camper, & 20amp when we visit our kids' or friends' homes. We also have over 700 watts of solar on both rvs & have always done a lot of boondocking.

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We have a 50 Amp Class A. We have added 900 watts of solar and 800 amp hours of lithium batteries. Our plan is to go on the road July 1st. We would like to stay in RV parks with full hook-ups hav]lf of the time a boondocks half of the time.

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I use 30amp in campgrounds and occasionally s hook up fan or heater to 20 Amp in clam tent during day in cold weather if power has 30 and 20 plugs. I also use solar (100watts) to charge house and chasis batteries and built in generator Onan 2800 if no elec in campgrou d or Walmart and other 1 night stops. I have 750 inverter charger but rarely use because had extra aux. 12v receptacle for TV or other userages because inverter uses more power than direct 12v receptacles.

I have 2 85hour AGM batteries. I also carry elec heaTers and little buddy iheater if no power pedestal and it is non generator hours. so a little bit of everything in a 17 year old Roadtrek classB. I bought new.

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If at an RV Park I’m using 50 amp, but I prefer to Boondock if available (without the dreaded “No Overnight Parking” signs).

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We mostly use 30 amp service when in a campground with electricity. We will use our solar (200A suitcase) with 280Ah LiFePO4 battery when not connected.

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We mainly use 30-Amp service but often boondock as we have solar panels and extra batteries (four 6-volt).

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We always use 50 amp service (when available) when staying at RV parks. We have a 2019 36ft THOR Windsport. When in the climate controlled storage at NIRVC, they have a 50 amp service that we stay plugged into. Has worked to keep everything in perfect shape for over three years.

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We have 50 amp service for our Jayco Pinnacle 5th wheel. When we not camping & at home, I hook the batteries to a battery 12V battery tender.

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I own a 2019 Cougar fifth wheel equipped for 50 amp service. When camping I use the 50 amp service with a Progressive 50 amp EMS, but while parked at home I keep it plugged to 30 amp service with my older Progressive 30amp EMS, and a 30/50 dog bone.

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While we do normally plug our Montana into 50 amp power if available, we also have 600 watts of solar feeding lithium batteries and also carry a Champion 3,400 watt inverter generator in case we need it, although we rarely ever have to run it. With a residential fridge a lot of power is required.

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My toy hauler was factory wired for 50 amps however it could only power two of the three a/c units at one time.

I added an additional, independently derived, 30 amp service with inlet, box, appropriate switches to choose which a/c units to operate off which shore power. Also added an outlet for heater use in winter.

Switching is basically a manually operated selection using double pole, break before make, on-off-on switches.

I also added a 20 amp inlet specifically to power a heater in the garage.

All this was much easier than rewiring the trailer.

We also have solar plus a generator and boondock occasionally.

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I use 30A when available, but am also content with 20A. While I do not have solar, I do have a pair of Interstate 4D 12VDC house batteries for dry camping.

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